Article 6M1Z0 Why is Donald Trump on trial for $130,000 paid to Stormy Daniels?

Why is Donald Trump on trial for $130,000 paid to Stormy Daniels?

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Lauren Aratani in New York
from US news | The Guardian on (#6M1Z0)

Prosecutors say they're leaning on the bread and butter of our white-collar work' - falsifying business records

Back when candidate Donald Trump was just starting to fill stadiums across the US with loyal crowds of supporters, he held a fateful meeting that would set the course for the first criminal trial of a former US president, which kicks off Monday.

At that August 2015 meeting, Trump spoke with David Pecker, then-CEO of American Media, the parent company of tabloid the National Enquirer. Pecker told Trump he could be the eyes and ears" for Trump's presidential campaign, on the lookout for any salacious stories people were telling about him. Prosecutors would later call this strategy a catch and kill" scheme.

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